Parallel and Distributed Computing: A Survey of Models, Paradigms and Approaches

An all-inclusive survey of the fundamentals of parallel and
distributed computing. The use of parallel and distributed
computing has increased dramatically over the past few years,
giving rise to a variety of projects, implementations, and
buzzwords surrounding the subject. Although the areas of parallel
and distributed computing have traditionally evolved separately,
these models have overlapping goals and characteristics. Parallel
and Distributed Computing surveys the models and paradigms in this
converging area of parallel and distributed computing and considers
the diverse approaches within a common text. Covering a
comprehensive set of models and paradigms, the material also skims
lightly over more specific details and serves as both an
introduction and a survey. Novice readers will be able to quickly
grasp a balanced overview with the review of central concepts,
problems, and ideas, while the more experienced researcher will
appreciate the specific comparisons between models, the coherency
of the parallel and distributed computing field, and the discussion
of less well-known proposals. Other topics covered include:
* Data parallelism
* Shared-memory programming
* Message passing
* Client/server computing
* Code mobility
* Coordination, object-oriented, high-level, and abstract
models
* And much more

Parallel and Distributed Computing is a perfect tool for students
and can be used as a foundation for parallel and distributed
computing courses. Application developers will find this book
helpful to get an overview before choosing a particular programming
style to study in depth, and researchers and programmers will
appreciate the wealth of information concerning the various areas
of parallel and distributed computing.

CLAUDIA LEOPOLD, PhD, received her doctorate from Humboldt-Universitat in Berlin and is now in the Computer Science Department at Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat in Jena, Germany. She has published several significant papers in the field of parallel and distributed computing.

"A supplemental text providing a framework within which individual
topics can be elaborated on in...courses...or a survey that
researchers can consult before choosing a set of models and
paradigms for the overlapping approaches to programming." (SciTech
Book News, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2001)

"an excellent introduction to the field of parallel computing .."
(CVu - Jnl of the Association C & C++ Users, February 2002)

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